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Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council

Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council. FY 2010/2011 Solid Waste Program. Introduction & Goals of Program.

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Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council

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  1. Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council FY 2010/2011 Solid Waste Program

  2. Introduction & Goals of Program As directed in the Texas Health & Safety Code, one half of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) fee revenue collected by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is allocated to the 24 planning regions under a formula that accounts for population, area, solid waste fee generation and public health needs. These funds are dedicated to grants to support regional programs and local projects consistent with the regional solid waste management plans prepared by the Councils of Government. Grants will be provided on a two-year (biennial) basis, beginning September 1, 2009, and ending August 31, 2011.

  3. LRGVDC Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Goals Goal 1) Reduce waste generation/disposal and develop responsible waste disposal practices. Goal 2) Plan for and provide adequate regional waste disposal capacity.

  4. Purpose ofImplementation Projects • Provide grant funding for start-up projects that will provide a direct and measurable effect on reducing the amount of waste going into Texas landfills, by diverting various materials from the municipal solid waste stream for beneficial use or by reducing waste generation at the source.

  5. LRGVDC Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)

  6. Eligible Categories • Local Enforcement • Source Reduction & Recycling • Educational & Training • Citizen Collection Stations • Litter & Illegal Dumping Cleanup & Community Collection Events • Other Projects(addressed in the Plan)

  7. Eligible Recipients Cities Counties Public school districts (excluding universities and other post-secondary educational institutions) General and special law districts with the authority and responsibility for water quality protection or municipal solid waste management (e.g. river authorities and municipal utility districts) Councils of Governments (COGs)

  8. Eligible Expenses Personnel (2 year limitation on salaries for any project) Travel Supplies Equipment Construction Contractual Expenses Other Expenses(not falling under the main expense categories, if connected with the tasks and activities of the project.

  9. Category Funding Limits: No Category Funding Limits Total $284,966 Grant Award Funding Caps: $284,966. Local Enforcement – $30,000 Waste Reduction & Recycling - $30,000 Citizen Collection Stations – $30,000 Education & Training – $20,000 Allocation and Priorities

  10. Project Selection ProcessSelection Criteria

  11. Project Selection ProcessSelection Criteria

  12. Project Selection ProcessSelection Criteria

  13. Private Industry Considerations • Maintain a mailing list of private service providers in the region and include those entities in mailings concerning availability of funding and the process for project review; • Require applicants for funding to contact known private providers of similar services within the proposed service area and to inform the service providers of the proposed application; • Notify private service providers of the availability of project applications for review over a ten day review period; • Accept written comments from private service providers in the region concerning projects proposed for funding and consider those comments when evaluating projects for funding; • Before the LRGVDC Board of Directors approves the final project selections, a specific determination must be made as to whether the projects comply with the statutory requirements pertaining to private industry; • Advise in writing a private industry which submits comments opposing a project that they have ten days to appeal a funding selection decision directly to the TCEQ, with notification required of the LRGVDC as well; • Delay awarding a pass-through grant or proceeding with a regional project if a private industry appeal is submitted to TCEQ, pending a decision from TCEQ on the appeal.

  14. Private Industry Justification The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) has a total of twenty-nine (29) Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) members, which includes twenty-five (25) voting members and four (4) non-voting members. Representation for the voting members includes members from the tri-county region (Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy Counties) and is composed of 12% county representatives, 12% large city representatives, 12% medium city representatives, 12% small city representatives, 20% private sector group, 12% educational group, 12% environmental group and 8% private citizen group. Private sector representation on the SWAC currently includes representatives from the following companies: Weslaco Scrap Metal, BFI, Wal – Mart and Heil of Texas. Within the LRGVDC region many local governments coordinate services and work with the private sector. Over the past years the LRGVDC has not received any appeals on proposed projects or requests to increase the level of representation on the SWAC.

  15. Citizen Collection Stations

  16. Local Enforcement

  17. Source Reduction & Recycling

  18. Education & Training

  19. Conclusion…… Please contact: Marcie Oviedo, Program Administrator LRGVDC 311 N. 15th Street, McAllen, Texas (956) 682-3481, Fax (956) 682-3295 moviedo@lrgvdc911.org

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